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The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) within AEJMC encourages diverse research and conference programming on the status of women in journalism and mass communication education.
EXTENDED awards call!
We’re extending the awards call for these three CSW awards until March 15. Please reach out to Kelsey Mesmer (kelsey.mesmer@slu.edu) with any questions.
Donna Allen Award for Feminist Advocacy and Outstanding Woman in Journalism & Mass Communication Award.
EXTENDED awards call!
We’re extending the awards call for these three CSW awards until March 15. Please reach out to Kelsey Mesmer (kelsey.mesmer@slu.edu) with any questions.
Mary Ann Yodelis Smith Award for Undergraduate Feminist Scholarship
The SCT Best Practice in Teaching submission deadline is February 15, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. CT. Acceptance notifications with feedback will go out to authors in mid-March. The full call for submissions is available at:
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AEJMC Commission on the Status of Women
2026 Awards Call: Applications should be submitted via this online form.
Questions about the award should be emailed to Dr. Kelsey Mesmer, Secretary of the
Commission on the Status of Women, at kelsey.mesmer@slu.edu.
DUE TODAY: *Midwinter* Abstracts and Panel Proposals: Submissions should be done online and by the December 15, 2025 deadline. Use this submission link: aejmc2.wufoo.com/forms/26-mid...
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(Self-)nominate for the 2026 ICA FSD Awards! Due: Feb. 1, 2026: Teresa Award for the Advancement of Feminist Scholarship, Helen Award for Emerging Feminist Scholarship, and Byerly Award for Research in Feminist Political Economy of Communication
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So happy to see our 2026 ICA Pre-Conference listed on the website! 😍 JOIN US! Intersectional Political Economy: New Directions for Research & Teaching, Thu, June 4, 1-5 pm in the conference hotel www.icahdq.org/mpage/ICA26-... #ica2026 @icahdq.bsky.social @icajsd.bsky.social @aejmc-csw.bsky.social
We've extended the deadline until Sunday night! Please consider submitting that panel proposal you've been thinking about, but couldn't get to putting together this week!
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Time for the LAST panel! 😢 Check out “Navigating Personal Ethics When Researching Power Dynamics as Emerging Scholars” in Nob Hill A/B at 11:15 am. #AEJMC25
Check out the amazing research papers in Foothill J at 9:45. The theme is Images of Women in Entertainment, News, and Sports. #AEJMC25
Here are a few quick pics! #aejmc25
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Come see me if you are interested in learning more about @aejmc-csw.bsky.social ! I will be here until 4 p.m. Reviewers, I have stickers for you.
Time for our TOP PAPERS! Come to Salon 11 (LB2L) at 4:45 pm. #aejmc25
Come to our joint PF&R panel at 3 p.m. in Salon 4 (LB2L) with Commission on the Status of Minorities and the Commission on Graduate Education - Addressing Invisible Barriers in Academia and Promoting Inclusivity. #AEJMC25
As sport continues to be a central platform for social discourse, it is essential that communication strategies in sport branding, promotion, journalism, and broadcasting recognize and address issues of diversity.
Let’s talk teaching! Come to our teaching panel session “Advancing Diversity and Inclusion in Sports Communication: Challenges and Opportunities for Undergraduate Education” in Salon 15 (LB2L) at 9:45 am. #AEJMC25
It’s poster time! Come check out some amazing research in Salon 9. #AEJMC25
Here are some pictures from yesterday's fabulous Kopenhaver Center Fellows Reception. #AEJMC25
Time for our Refereed Research Paper Session - Gendered Practices in News and Digital Contexts - in Salon 4! #AEJMC25
Thanks to our panelists and attendees!
This panel looks at where the #MeToo movement is today—almost two decades after Tarana Burke launched the movement and nearly a decade after Alyssa Milano’s 2017 tweet—and its status as a media phenomenon that continues to warrant examination.
Check out our 10:15 am PF&R panel, “Where is #MeToo Now? Critiquing Post-Reckoning Hollywood Media Portrayals” in Pacific A. #AEJMC25
This panel, featuring faculty members from states where anti-DEI laws have passed, will discuss the effects of such legislation on faculty, students, administrators, and higher education. We also will seek solutions to the restrictive laws.
Come to our 8:30 am teaching panel “Teaching Amid DEI Restrictions” in Salon 3. #AEJMC25 #ComSky
#AEJMC & #ComSky, I’d love your brief (anonymous) reflections on mentoring women & non-binary scholars!
If you’ve been a mentor, mentee, or witnessed positive mentorship, please share: forms.gle/wXydW9if7LdB....
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Got 20 mins and a love for poster design? 🎨 @aejmc-csw.bsky.social needs 3 judges for @aejmc.bsky.social 8 a.m. session on Aug 8! Review 5 posters, chat briefly, and score online. Flexible arrival! Sign up here: www.signupgenius.com/.../10C0549A....
Visit forms.gle/ie8E697JSUnj... to submit a nomination (self or someone else) to any of these positions. #AEJMC25 @aejmc.bsky.social
Congratulations to Dr. Marie Hardin on being named the Outstanding Woman in Journalism & Mass Communication Awardee. @aejmc.bsky.social